Blind Boys of Alabama & Ulali
Beat the heat with the gospel shouts of the Blind Boys of Alabama! The five octegenarian singers talk about the deep faith that keeps the music going. Plus the unique harmonies of Native American trio Ulali, and a tribute to the late zydeco accordionist Boozoo Chavis.

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June 20, 2001
Hour One
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"Way Down in the Hole" Blind Boys of Alabama
Spirit of the Century (Realworld)
"Hang On St. Christopher" Tom Waits
Franks Wild Years (Island)
"Come on in My Kitchen" Cassandra Wilson
Blue Light 'Til Dawn (Blue Note)
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Instrumental: "House of the Rising Sun" The Tony Rice Unit Unit of Measure (Rounder)
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SEGMENT: Blind Boys of Alabama
"Amazing Grace"
"Nobody's Fault But Mine"
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Instrumenal: "Amazing Grace" Sonny Treadway
Sacred Steel (Arhoolie)
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"Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning"
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Sings the Blues (Columbia)
"Nobody Knows" Smiley Lewis
Shame, Shame, Shame Box (Bear Family)
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"Stop That Train" Bob Marley and the Wailers
Catch a Fire: Deluxe Edition (Island)

"People Get Ready" The Chambers Brothers
Time Has Come: The Best Of (Sony)

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"Blue Train" John Coltrane
The Ultimate Blue Train (Atlantic)
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Hour Two
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"New Orleans Music" Rebirth Brass
Hot Venom (MG Records)
"Look Ka Py Py" The Meters
The Very Best of (Rhino)
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SEGMENT: Boozoo Chavis recalled
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"Grand Mary's Two Step" Boozoo Chavis
Johnnie Billie Goat (Rounder)
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Instrumenal :"Boppin' The Rock" Clifton Chenier
Bayou Blues (Specialty)
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"A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" Whispering Smith Swamp Blues (Ace)
"Me and Bobby McGee" Jerry Lee Lewis
Killer Country (Mercury)
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"Bus to Baton Rouge" Lucinda Williams
Essence (Lost Highway)
"Wasn't Born to Follow" The Sadies
Tremendous Efforts (Bloodshot)
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Instrumenal: "Snow Toad" Peter Lang
The Thing At The Nursery Room Window (Takoma)
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SEGMENT: Ulali
"Viri Kuta"
"Ink Pah Tdah"
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"I Want to Love Him So Bad" The Jellybeans
The Red Bird story (Charly)
"Ndamcenga" Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks
The Best Of (Camden)
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"Bluebird" Olu Dara
Neighborhoods (Atlantic)
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"Bye Bye Blackbird" Miles Davis& John Coltrane
The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 (Sony)
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